Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity part of Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity
Evaluating the Health of an Urban Wetland Using Electrical Resistivity Lee Slater, Rutgers University - Newark [end rawhtml]
This module introduces students to the fundamental principles and uses of electrical resistivity, with a focus on an environmental application. Students explore the characteristics and environmental setting of ...

Student-Generated Earth Science Podcasts for a Community Partner part of Service Learning:Activities
Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
A semester-long audio recording project, defined by the needs of a community organization, engages students in not only learning new content but sharing their new knowledge beyond classroom walls (and beyond the ...

Student perspectives on climate discussions from the UN Conference of Parties (COP) via audio narrative part of Teaching Activities
Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
This assignment provides students a storytelling structure that allows for their own voice and creativity to be applied. This is accomplished through the selection of an audience for a recorded voicemail and the ...

The Algae-in-a-Bottle Experiment: A High-Impact Learning Activity part of Pedagogy in Action:Activities
William Chamberlin, Fullerton College
The Algae-in-a-Bottle Experiment provides an engaging and flexible high-impact teaching tool for helping students to know, understand, and apply a number of concepts related to the biology and ecology of aquatic plants and their environments.

Old Sticks in the Mud: Hazards of Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano part of Curriculum for the Bioregion:Activities
Patrick Pringle, Centralia College
Volcanic debris flows (lahars) flow long distances, bury and aggrade river valleys, and cause long-term stream disturbances and dramatic landscape changes. Students will evaluate the nature, scale, and history of ...

A River Runs Through It: an exploration in land use and water resource management part of Environmental Geology:Activities
Robin Humphreys, College of Charleston
This is an in-class activity where students learn about the interconnectedness of land use, water quality, and water resource management. Students are assigned a river front parcel of land to develop, unaware that ...

Integration of Service Learning in Online Geoscience Courses part of Service Learning:Activities
Jennifer Nelson, Purdue University-Main Campus
Students in our online, introductory geoscience courses are given the opportunity to participate in an environmental service learning project, led by the Center for Earth and Environmental Science (cees.iupui.edu), ...

Natural Hazards & Climate Change Risks part of Service Learning:Activities
Sarah Fortner, Carleton College
× Students characterize how climate change impacts natural hazards and pose research-based solutions to the county Emergency Management Agency. Presentations require the use of local data, created figures, ...

Action Plan for Impacting Your Sustainable Development Goal part of BASICS:Teaching Materials:The Wicked Problem of Water Quality in the Mississippi River Watershed:Course-Specific Exercises
Ryan Bouldin, Bentley University
Using the article "Stop Raising Awareness Already" by Cristiano and Neimand and a six-step template, students create a plan to show how they apply the knowledge learned throughout the term to make a ...

Are You Going to Eat That? part of EarthLabs for Educators:Fisheries
The lab activity described here was created by Erin Bardar and Sarah L Hill of TERC for the EarthLabs project. Summary and Learning Objectives Students begin this investigation with an introduction to the types of ...